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Persia/Írán in the 1800s [certain towns/areas of interest highlighted]5
Shaykh Ahmad’s studies and efforts in Najaf and Karbalá’ led to him being accepted as a ShĂ’a mujtahid [a person learned in Islamic law]6ACT1 . However, as time passed, people found that Shaykh Ahmad’s interpretations of Islam were a bit different from the mainstream ShĂ’a interpretations. This garnered him a following who became known as the ShaykhĂs.
5 Map from Amanat Resurrection and Renewal , opposite title page. Highlighting of certain locations added.
6Mujtahid means someone who is learned in Islamic law. To become a mujtahid, one has to study Islamic law under other senior learned mujtahids [studies can take many years]. The person is eventually granted the status of a mujtahid allowing them to be an authority to practice Islamic law. A mujtahid can issue fatwas [authorized legal opinions]. They further can take on and train other students, preach in the mosques and head congregations.
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